AAS is thrilled to host filmmakers Cathy Linh Che and Jess X. Snow for an exclusive screening of their short film We Were the Scenery. Their film tells the story of Hoa Thi Le and Hue Nguyen Che and their escape to Vietnam by boat in 1975 as well as their arrival in the Philippines, where they were utilized as background extras during the filming of Apocalypse Now. 

We Were the Scenery debuted at Sundance Film Festival this year and won the Short Film Jury Prize for Nonfiction. We are honored to have these award-winning artists joining us on campus to discuss the filmmaking process and the intersection of war, memory, and cinema. 

This free event is Tuesday, April 1st at 5:30 PM, Armory Room 147, 505 E. Armory Ave., Champaign, IL.